Flash on D or F? A comparison between LoL pro players from different regions in 2020
One of the oldest League of Legends fights among players is whether you should put your Flash on D or F. Many payers have gone into a bloodbath on comment wars in many articles in the past.
As many League of Legends players ship pro players, we will be taking a look at what pro players from different regions are taking their flash on in 2020.
LCS Pro Players
Thanks to VISUM for this LCS data.
| Team | Top | Jungle | Mid | Bot | Support | Flash on D | Flash on F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C9 | Licorice: D | Blaber: D | Nisqy: D | Zven: D | Vulcan: D | 5 | 0 |
| FLY | Solo: D/V1per: D | Santorin: D | POE: D | WildTurtle: D | IgNar: D | 6 | 0 |
| EG | Kumo: D | Svenskeren: F | Jiizuke: D | Bang: F | Zeyzal: D | 3 | 2 |
| TSM | Broken Blade: D | Dardoch: F | Bjergsen: D | Kobbe: F | Biofrost: D | 3 | 2 |
| 100 | Ssumday: F | Meteos: F | ry0ma: F | Cody Sun: F | Stunt: F | 0 | 5 |
| IMT | sOAZ: F | Xmithie: F | Eika: D | Apollo: D/Altec: F | Hakuho: F | 2 | 4 |
| DIG | Huni: F | Akaadian: D/Grig: D | Froggen: D | Johnsun: D | aphromoo: F | 4 | 2 |
| TL | Impact: D | Broxah: D | Jensen: D | Doublelift: D/Tactical: D | CoreJJ: D | 6 | 0 |
| GGS | Hauntzer : D | Closer: D | Goldenglue: F | FBI: D | huhi: D/Keith: F | 4 | 2 |
| CLG | Ruin: F | Wiggly: D | Pobelter: D/Crown: D | Stixxay: F/Wind: F | Smoothie: D | 4 | 3 |
| D: 7, F: 4 | D: 7, F: 4 | D: 9, F: 2 | D: 7, F: 6 | D: 7, F: 4 | 37 | 20 |
From 57 LCS pro players, 37 pro players are taking their Flash on D, which is 64.7%. And 20 players are taking their Flash on F, which is 35.1%.
All the players on Cloud9, FlyQuest, and Team Liquid are taking their Flash on D. And all the players on 100T are taking their Flash on F.
LEC Pro Players
Thanks to seuldeeobs for LEC data.
| Team | Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | Flash on D | Flash on F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 Esports | Wunder : F | Jankos : F | PerkZ : D | Caps: F | Mikyx: F | 1 | 4 |
| Fnatic | Bwipo : D | Selfmade : D | Nemesis : F | Rekkles: D | Hylissang : D | 4 | 1 |
| Origen | Alphari : D | Xerxe : F | Nukeduck : D | Upset : D | Destiny: D | 4 | 1 |
| MAD Lions | Orome: D | Shad0w: F | Humanoid : D | Carzzy: D | Kaiser: D | 4 | 1 |
| Misfits Gaming | Dan Dan : F | Razork: D | Febiven : D | Bvoy: D | denyk: D | 4 | 1 |
| Rogue | Finn : F | Inspired : F | Larssen : D | Hans sama : D | Vander : F | 2 | 3 |
| Excel Esports | Expect : F | Caedrel : F | Mickey : F | Patrik : D | Tore: D | 2 | 3 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Odoamne : F | Gilius: D / Lurox: F | Abbedagge : F | FORG1VEN: F / Innaxe : D | Dreams : F | 2 | 5 |
| SK Gaming | Sacre : D / Ventair: F | Trick : F | Jenax : F | Crownshot : F | LIMIT: D | 2 | 4 |
| Team Vitality | Cabochard : F | Skeanz: D | Saken: D / Selfie: D | Comp: D | Jactroll : D / Steeelback: D | 6 | 1 |
| D: 4 F: 7 | D: 4 F: 7 | D: 7 F: 4 | D: 8 F: 3 | D: 8 F: 3 | 31 | 24 |
From 55 LEC players, 31 LEC pros are taking their Flash on D, which is 56.4%, and 24 are taking their Flash on F.
LCK Pro Players
Thanks to seuldeeobs for this LCK data.
| Tea, | Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | Flash on D | Flash on F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen.G | Rascal: D | Clid: F | Bdd: D | Ruler: D | Kellin: F / Life: F | 3 | 3 |
| T1 | Roach: F / Canna: F | Cuzz: F / Ellim: F | Faker: F | Teddy: D | Effort: D | 2 | 5 |
| DragonX | Doran: F | Pyosik: F | Chovy: F / Quad: F | Deft: D | Keria: F | 1 | 5 |
| KT Rolster | SoHwan: F / Ray: F | bonO: D / Malrang: F | Kuro: D | Aiming: F | TusiN: F | 2 | 5 |
| Afreeca Freecs | Kiin: F | Spirit: F / Dread: F | Fly: F / All iN: F | SS: F / Mystic: F | Jelly: F / Ben: D | 1 | 8 |
| DAMWON Gaming | Nuguri: D | Canyon: F | ShowMaker: F | Nuclear: F / Ghost: F | Hoit: F / BeryL: F | 1 | 6 |
| SANDBOX Gaming | Summit: F / Lonely: D | OnFleek: F / Punch: F | Dove: F / FATE: F | Leo: F / Route: F | GorillA : F / Joker: D | 2 | 8 |
| Hanwha Life | CuVee: F | Haru: F | Tempt: F / Lava: F | Vsta: D / Zenit: F | Lehends: F | 1 | 6 |
| APK Prince | ikssu: F | Flawless: F | Keine: F / Cover: F | HyBriD: D / Trigger: F | Secret: F / Mia: F | 1 | 7 |
| Griffin | Sword: D / Hoya: D | Tarzan: F | Ucal: F / Naehyun: F | Viper: F | Irove: F | 2 | 5 |
| D: 5 F: 9 | D: 1 F: 13 | D: 2 F:14 | D: 5 F: 10 | D: 3 F: 12 | 16 | 58 |
LCK is the only region where the majority of the players are taking their Flash on F, which is around 78.4%, and only 21.6% of players are taking their Flash on D.
LPL Pro Players
Thanks to seuldeeobs for this LPL data.
| Tea, | Top | Jungle | Mid | ADC | Support | Flash on D | Flash on F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eStar | Xiaobai : D | Wei : F | Cryin : D | Wink : F | ShiauC : D | 3 | 2 |
| Invictus Gaming | TheShy : D | Ning : F / Leyan : F | Rookie : F | Puff : D | Southwind : D | 3 | 3 |
| FunPlus Phoenix | Khan : D / GimGoon : D | Tian : F | Doinb : F | Lwx : D | Crisp : D | 4 | 2 |
| Top Esports | 369: D | Karsa : F | knight : D | Photic : D | QiuQiu : F / yuyanjia : F | 3 | 3 |
| Royal Never Give Up | Langx : F | XLB : F | Xiaohu : D | Uzi: F / Betty : D | Ming : F | 2 | 4 |
| JD Gaming | Zoom : F / 705: F | Kanavi : D | Yagao : D | LokeN : F | LvMao : D | 3 | 3 |
| Oh My God | Curse : F | H4cker : D | icon : D | Smlz : F | cold : D | 3 | 2 |
| Team WE | Morgan : F | beishang : D | Plex : F / Teacherma : F | Jiumeng : D | Missing : F | 2 | 4 |
| EDward Gaming | Jinoo : D / xiaoxiang : D / Aodi : F | Jiejie : F / JunJia : D | Scout : F | Hope : D | Meiko : D | 5 | 3 |
| LNG Esports | Flandre : D | Xx : D | Maple : D | Asura : F / Light : D | Duan : F | 4 | 2 |
| Suning | Bin : D / Biubiu : D | SofM : D | Angel : D | Weiwei : D / huanfeng: F | SwordArt : F | 5 | 2 |
| Vici Gaming | Cube : D | Chieftain : F / Aix : F | Forge : D / Zeka : F | iBoy : D | Maestro : D / Hang: D | 5 | 3 |
| Bilibili Gaming | Kingen : F / ADD : F | Meteor : D | FoFo : D | Jinjiao : D | XinMo : D | 4 | 2 |
| Rogue Warriors | Holder : F / Crazy : F | Haro : F / WeiYan : D | Wuming : D / Ruby : F | ZWuJi : F | Ley : D | 3 | 5 |
| LGD Gaming | Cult : F / Lies: F | Peanut : D | Yuuki : F | Kramer : F | Chance : F / Killua: D | 2 | 5 |
| Dominus Esports | Natural : F / Melody: D | bless : F / Xiaopeng : D | xiye : F / Xiaowei : D | GALA : D | Mark : D | 5 | 3 |
| Victory Five | Aliez : D | xiaohan: D / polaris: D / Daylight: D | Mole: F | y4: D | Max: D / clx : F | 6 | 2 |
| D: 12 F: 8 | D: 13 F: 11 | D: 11 F: 10 | D: 13 F: 8 | D: 13 F: 13 | 62 | 50 |
From 112 LPL players, 62 pro players are taking Flash on D, which is 55.4%, and 50 players are taking Flash on F, which is 44.6%.
Conclusion
Besides LCK, the majority of pro players from the other three major regions are taking their Flash on D. LPL and LEC have a mixer of taking Flash on D and F. And the majority of the pro players in LCS are taking their Flash on D. LCK being the only major region who have a higher percentage of taking Flash on F.
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